I just received my set of NiceHCK Maple cables. I really love them!
I dig the weight of them more then how light the stock scarlet red ones are. You got heavy bass so why not some heft to go with it?
The red colour is a superb match with the Scarlets, from the shade of red to the shimmer pattern. As nice as this pic is, the light reflecting off the cable makes them look cherry red, in real life its almost an exact crimson red like the scarlet shells. They honestly make the Scarlets look a million bucks.
Fit is better on my ear. On the stock ones it catches a bit on the top of my right ear (I'm sure its a me and my ears problem, but none the less).
The little bit that you slide up the cable to make them stable also stays better in place than the stock ones. I found on the stock cables i had to really drag it up to the point it was kind of tight on my neck and even then it could slide back down if I moved around. I feel that one is okay for standing still, where as these ones it does the trick if your moving as well.
Sound? Well, they sound great. I'm not sure if I can hear difference in cables, I'm not going to go back and forward A-B testing them. What I can say is that the few tracks I listened to seemed to sound the best I've heard through the scarlets. It kind of felt like the bass 'got in the way' less while making the mids and highs stand out a bit more, but at the same time not reducing the bass or just boosting the rest? Feels more coherent. Idk, might need more time with them or maybe its just how my ears are today. Who knows, might all be in my head no pun intended but they certainly sound good.
I'm also pretty happy with the case they came in. I was in the market for a case and this fits them + my fiio KA13 perfectly. It feels very hardy from the outside, nice denim blue material and seemingly a magnet holding the top to the bottom when its closed that needs just enough force to open that you dont feel it will open on its own. The blue contrasts nicely with the red.
I wouldn't pay the price they are often asking ($300AUD?!) over the stock cables (cables arent that important to me!). It seems they do massive discounts regularly. I think i paid about $90 AUD for them shipped. They arrived in about 10 days from the official nicehck store. It looks like the discount code is still available as of today (RN472PYDMN6X)
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